provocation

/หŒpษนษ’vษ™หˆkeษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /P R AA0 V AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something

  2. 2

    Something that provokes; a provocative act

  3. 3

    The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

    โ€œWhen it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.โ€

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